pre historic period quiz set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Eran is a Chalcolithic site belonging to which culuture?

a) Jorwe culture

b) Ganeshwar culture

c) Ahar culture

d) Mahwa culture

Question : 2

Consider the following statements regarding the cultivation of Chalcolithic people:

1. They raised cattle as well as cultivated both Kharif and rabi crops in rotation
2. Wheat and barley were grown in the area of Inamgaon and Ahar
3. They also cultivated jowar and bajra and so also kulth, ragi, green peas, lentil and green and black grams.

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 2 and 3

Question : 3

Who among the following cultures were the first to paint their pottery?

a) Mesolithic

b) Iron age

c) Neolithic

d) Chalcolithic

Question : 4

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Neolithic Age?

1. The ceramic occupation (c. 7000 B.C.) at Kile Ghul Mohammad during the early food-producing era shows a basic subsistence economy of the Indus valley and beginning of trade and crafts.
2. From the bone remains, it is clear that humped variety of cattle also came to be domesticated.
3. The beads found with burial remains show that people used beads made of lapis lazuli, carnelian, banded agate and white marine shell.
4. A single copper bead has also been found. The occurrence of shell bangles and pendants made of mother of- pearl indicates long-distance trade.

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 4

Question : 5

Which one of the following species of fauna has been widely appreciated as pre-historic India’s gift to the world?

a) Peacock

b) Humped bull

c) Water buffalo

d) Domestic fowl

Question : 6

Which of the following are the important sites of Lower Palaeolithic cultures in India?

1. Pahalgam in Kashmir, Belan valley in Allahabad district (Uttar Pradesh)
2. Bhimbetka and Adamgarh in Hoshangabad district, (Madhya Pradesh)
3. 16 Rand Singi Talav in Nagaur district (Rajasthan)
4. Nevasa in Ahmadnagar district (Maharashtra)

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 4